rant

[djohnson43]

What is it with kids today? I'm sitting at the library and these four girls probabley from 11 to 17 are being all loud and cussing up a storm. Don't parents teach their children any manners! I will be the first to admit that my almost 19 year old can have a very fresh mouth but she doesn't behave the way these girls were out in public. You only get a set time here and four of them were trying to do their work off one computer. The one that was on when I sat down to my assigned computer next to them was pecking at the keys and the others were yelling at her to move and let them type what she was trying to and when she didn't want to the two older ones started cussing. I looked at them and said this was a public place and they shouldn't be acting the way they were. the women to the other side said basically the same thing to them when they continued to be all loud. If you are in a library you are suppose to whisper! Plus it clearly states that there is only suppose to be one person per computer. Now yes some parents will sit behind their kids and help them with some of their homeowrk if they need it like I will with my 11 year old but we are quiet about it and not shoveing and all at them.

[minioncookies]

To me parents do not take care of their kids anymore.. They rather become to lazy for that.. I know a woman who rather hold her son 24/7 than let him do anything on his own.. I also was in a store where a guy told his daughter to either get in the buggy or wait in the car.. I was like.. seriously? All because she wants to walk the store? Children need things to do to keep them entertained. Letting them do things will help with their behavioral issues. Rather than letting them run around and do what they want. I agree you go to the library and some kids are loud some kids run around their parents aren't watching or they are watching and just don't care.. Sometimes i think they just let them burn off their energy so they don't have to deal with them.. This is why our world is becoming populated by ignorance.. They don't want to teach their kids and then when their kids get into trouble.. It's someone else's fault. Parents should take control of their kids and teach them proper behavior.. But what can i say.. You can't fix stupid.. And some parent's should just not have the right to call themselves parents..

[loulizlee]

I know some parents who are good, loving, and caring.  However, there seems to be so many more these days who take the easy way out or let the kids raise themselves.  I worry about the educational system.  It won't get better, though, until the parents are more involved with their children.

[kimmy29]

What is it with kids today? I'm sitting at the library and these four girls probabley from 11 to 17 are being all loud and cussing up a storm. Don't parents teach their children any manners! I will be the first to admit that my almost 19 year old can have a very fresh mouth but she doesn't behave the way these girls were out in public. You only get a set time here and four of them were trying to do their work off one computer. The one that was on when I sat down to my assigned computer next to them was pecking at the keys and the others were yelling at her to move and let them type what she was trying to and when she didn't want to the two older ones started cussing. I looked at them and said this was a public place and they shouldn't be acting the way they were. the women to the other side said basically the same thing to them when they continued to be all loud. If you are in a library you are suppose to whisper! Plus it clearly states that there is only suppose to be one person per computer. Now yes some parents will sit behind their kids and help them with some of their homeowrk if they need it like I will with my 11 year old but we are quiet about it and not shoveing and all at them.

[jmccaskill]

Sadly this is all too common. Blame can be placed on a lot of things but in the final analysis it has to be the lack of proper upbringing by their parents, or parent.

[demaina]

I don't really know what it is.  I don't know if the parents just didn't teach them anything or if the kids are in that phase when they decide they can just ignore everyone.  So many kids now seem to hit that age when they aren't kids and they aren't adults.  They want to be considered adults but still want the ability to be the kid and do whatever without responsibilities. 

I constantly see this at my job.  These 12-15 year olds come to play mini golf and decide that because they paid for the round they can do whatever.  They will climb the rock, stand in the waterfall, walk on loose logs that lay over the course, smack the clubs into the ground, and plenty of other things. 

My family is currently dealing with, what I believe is, one of these "adult" kids.  He living in my uncles rental property (2-3 bedroom house) for an amazing price, and the only rules he was told is not to let some previous tenants back in and to keep the lawn mowed, sidewalk shoveled, and backyard clean.  I don't know if he just forgets to mow the lawn or if he thinks he shouldn't have to, but the last time my uncle checked, he said it looked like it hadn't been cut for 4-6 weeks.  There were cords sitting out the grass and gardening tools as well.  And, to top it off, this is about the 4th time he complained about this tenant doing this.  The past 3 times the insurance company called to tell my uncle they would revoke his insurance on the property if it didn't get cleaned up so the whole family went to help get it clean.  I'm not sure if the tenant is hoping that will happen again, but I already told my uncle if I'm helping again that I'm charging the tenant for it.

I wonder if some of it is that there's no more sense of pride in things.  Everyone has a smartphone it seems and it seems like the kids get it without working for it.  When I got mine, it was because my phone of 4 years was barely working any more and I got the cheapest thing out there.  We even got it with a deal so it was essentially free.  And yet I see these kids walking around with the newest iPhone when they are 13.  If they earned it/paid for it themselves, then fine, but I don't get these parents who seem to just buy their kids whatever they want.  I was at a Christmas party last year and this little boy, maybe 6-8, was telling me about how he just got a Wii U, a 3DS, 2 games for each console, and a new laptop and that's just what his parents bought him.  I mean, WTH.  Why does he need all that?

[camellia0]

When a child sees their parent act a certain way, they do so as well. Or if the parents are hardly home, then the kids act like people they see on tv/movies or who they hang around. I totally agree. some of these kids are aweful behaving.

[djohnson43]

A lot of what is going on here at the library is that the parents drop their kids off and expect the limited staff to watch over them. There is even one boy who is here daily and younger then my 11 year old and he has the card for not only himself but a couple other family members so he can spend four or more hours on the computers. That is so not fair because we are only suppose to get two hours a day and there is only 26 computers so him being on so many is keeping somebody else who needs to be on from not gettting on. And it's not like he is even doing homework. he is just playing games.

[denton2244]

lol I know what you mean that not right your right if my little girl did that she be in big trouble 

[potluck6]

I'll never forget years ago while picking up my son from school waiting in the car. A ten year old girl passed by so pretty with beautiful blond hair,but the f words coming out of her mouth just ruined it all. I myself swear but to myself and never out in public unless i'm really mad.so a lot of kids just include the language in their everyday conversations pretty bad.

[shmanalise]

is it possible that you just dont REALIZE your child acts like this out of your company?


I am a 20 year old and I have many times said things in public I probably should not have as a way of rebelling, I think it is quite normal and although somewhat disruptive, will most likely fade as the forebrain is given a chance to develop....

[bigfoot951]

I think it is due to a variety of things but kids are clearly going downhill in a number of ways.  It might seem crazy what is going on now with the kids but imagine what the kids will be like in about twenty years.